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Three Harms that Come from Redefining Marriage. Seraphim of Piraeus Denounces Heretical Conduct of Elpidophoros on Baptism for Gay Couple "new and personal belief or idea"). 6/3/2020 Archbishop Michael Konstantinides, Mixed Marriages [Not Excuse to Overthrow Eucharistic Praxis] John Whiteford, Modern Judas Supports False Brethren in Ukraine 4) the obnoxious practice of exorcisms that go along with baptism services. 11/1/2017 Fr. A Look at the Church of England, The Burning Question from Asbury Isnt About Asbury, Why I Dont Say Passed Away When Someone Dies. a:link
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7/21/2021 Teena Blackburn, Sin Cannot Be Blessed by the Church The Continuing Validity of the Moral Law of the Old Testament [Refutes Lazar Puhalo Heretical Views] }, It has been well said that Eastern Orthodoxy is "Roman Catholicism without its papacy and Mariolatry. He and his wife Corina have three children. It is worth researching if the Orthodox have like the Catholics limited languages a liturgy can be read out in. One addresses a Greek Orthodox Priest as Father. 7/1/2018 Fr. 5) That baptism is put forward as a sacerdotalrite that is part of an ongoing "process of salvation" (their expression not mine)when God specifically tells us it is not part of the gospel (1 Cor 1:17). color: #333333;
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4/26/2021 Metropolitan Joanikii of Sliven, Lazar Puhalo: Ten Commandments Not Terribly Significant or Unique All throughout the interview, John has been backing up his statements with verses he has committed to memory. According to Holy Scripture, all the gods of the Gentiles are devils. 6/25/2019 Fr. The fact is the entireMosaic Lawwasnailed to the cross and "done away" (2Cor 3) or (Col 2:14-17) "nailed to his cross" or "made old" (Heb 8:13) being replaced by new testament law based on the two commandments, not the old ten commandments as its centrepiece (Gal 6:2 & Matt 7:24). In other words refusing to bury a person if he became a real Christian (for instance). Orthodox theology views sin as any behavior that "misses the mark," or fails to live up to the higher goal of living as an icon of Christ. Elpidophoros Radical Leftist Views] 6/5/2020 Monomakhos Blog, Impossible for Holy Communion to Carry Germs or Diseases 7/5/2018 Fr. John Chryssavgis pro-LGBT views Thomas Hopko, Shepherd, Know Your Sheep Open Letter to Archbishop Sotirios [False Teaching on Single Communion Spoon] This forbidding of idols is continued in the new testament (1 John 5:21, & Rev 9:20 etc). Others are men married to other men. 11/5/2021 Orthodox Reflections, Homosexual Unions or Intercourse Can Never Be Redeemed or Blessed by God {margin-top:0in;
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/ the 7Ecumenical.Council, /Euchologion. Orthodoxy recognizes the supreme majesty of God, as well as the limitations of the human mind. He is in reality "the first among heretics" taking on for himself a more terrible day of judgement in respect of his boasting, just as the Pope has. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. 48) Call men "Father": Jesus specifically said "call nomanyour father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven." but. "And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 2/1/2021 Monomakhos Blog, Wheres the clerical consistency? Though not as bad as quote "The Holy Mother Church" of Rome, the murders committed by the Orthodox Faith are still extremely bad, and this website givesa long list of such murders. including -The Canon Liturgical /73)Canons (or Canon Law). Within months, his wife, parents, and even his 80-year-old grandmother who had been a mainstay of the village Orthodox church, had all converted, as a direct result of his testimony. John Whiteford, Fr. How did your family get over their condemnation of your newfound faith? I wonder aloud. }
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Ioannes Apiarius, On Priestesses and Ecclesiological Deism [on Sr. Vassa dangerous nonsense] 5/5/2022 Fr. Thats all I knew anyway. He acknowledges that Orthodox doctrine might contradict Orthodox practice in some places, but for John, its in practice that one shows what is truly believed. TeachingtheWord
(Colossians 2:4-10). 7/2/2022 Rachel Wilson, Review: Between Heaven and Russia, by Sarah Riccardi-Swartz It is just another example of the theme that the more "powers" you invent for their pseudo priests and bishops, the tighter their grip in lording it over the laity. The Orthodox religion treats the bible as if it was a box of chocolates were there can pick and chose things from different covenants, and meld them together into a man made potpourri religion. 12/29/2017 Fr. The basic theory of the . The Catholics also have heresy by their annulments. There is entirely nothing stopping a Christian being buried in a secular graveyard. margin-bottom:6.0pt;
62) The heresy of directly instructing the Orthodox "laity" to avoid trying to understand the symbolism of the Book of Revelation: 3) It cannot be only ancient Rome (the light of a candle shall not shine). It is a logical deduction they believe other denominations bury their dead in "unholy ground" in an "unholy manner". A similar view was espoused by a false teacher named Cerinthus (fl. 5/3/2018 Fr. Lawrence Farley, Progressives Use the Terms Dialogue and Fundamentalism to Attack and Subvert Orthodox Tradition This is not a sacrament in Eastern Orthodoxy as it is in Catholicism. Ministriesmmmmmwww.teachingtheword.org
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16) Churches and ritualism - Churchianity, 17) Fake miracles - holy fire, myrrh dripping icons, 18) Liturgical worship, and calendarization of lifestyle. 11/5/2017 Fr. I had no intention of converting to evangelicalism, he says. Their words align with Scriptures and exemplify the true and universal teaching, theology, and practices of the Holy Orthodox Church across two millennia. John Whiteford, Christian Pastors Must Stand for Truth, Righteousness, and Morality in the Public Arena A great book to immerse oneself in, when starting to believe oneself as having Gods cellphone number, and a secret gnosis which needs to be shared with congregation/monastery/the public at large, is the book entitled, 50 Jewish Messiahs by Jerry Rabow (Gefen Publishing House, 2002). ), Therefore, as through one man's offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man's righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life. 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